St Catharine's Thespians Have Been in the News Name for a Professor of Economic History
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St Catharine’s 2014 St Catharine’s Magazine !"#$ Printed in England by Langham Press Ltd (www.langhampress.co.uk) on Picture credits: Cover: Tim Harvey-Samuel; pp5, elemental-chlorine-free paper from 27 (both): Alexander Dodd; pp6, 17, 19, 21, 23 sustainable forests. (thumbnail): Julian Johnson (JJPortraits.co.uk); p9: Jean Thomas; pp18, 20: Tim Rawle; p29: Ella Jackson, p82 Designed and typeset in Linotype Syntax by (left): Andy Rapkins; pp107, 108: Cambridge Collection. Hamish Symington (www.hamishsymington.com). Table of contents Editorial ............................................................4 Society Report Society Committee 2013–14 ...........................56 College Report The Society President ......................................56 Master’s Report ................................................6 Ancient and Modern – Nine Decades ..............57 The Fellowship ................................................11 Report of 86th AGM ......................................57 New Fellows ...................................................14 Accounts for the year to 30 June 2014 ...........61 Retirements and Farewells ..............................15 Society Awards ...............................................62 Professor Sir Peter Hall (1932–2014) ..............16 Society Presidents’ Dinner ...............................62 Senior Tutors’ Reports .....................................17 The Acheson Gray Sports Day 2014 ...............63 Notes from the Admissions Tutor ....................19 Branch News ..................................................64 Development Director’s Report .......................20 Honours and Awards ......................................72 Chapel and Chaplaincy Report ........................21 Publications ....................................................74 Choir Report ...................................................23 Reviews ..........................................................75 Kellaway Concerts ..........................................24 Notices ...........................................................80 A Royal Visit ...................................................25 News of Members ..........................................95 Staff News ......................................................26 The St Catharine’s Guild ...............................103 Graduate Seminars .........................................27 Photography competition ...............................27 Articles News from the JCR .........................................28 The Great War: the forgotten contribution News from the MCR .......................................30 of St Chad’s...............................................106 Societies .........................................................32 Herbert Rowse Armstrong TD, MA Sports Clubs ...................................................35 (1869–1922) .............................................108 Blues and Colours 2013–14 ............................46 Remembering Tom Henn ..............................112 Undergraduate Matriculands 2013 .................46 The build up to the Athletics Varsity New Graduates 2012 ......................................49 Match .......................................................114 University Scholarships and Prizes ...................51 Rabies control in India ..................................116 College Prizes .................................................51 Oars in the Bar .............................................118 College Scholarships .......................................52 Smashed for a Six! ........................................119 PhDs approved 2013–14 ................................54 Cambridge ....................................................120 Notes and Dates ......................Inside back cover The front cover shows the Tour de France 2014, stage 3, passing St Catharine’s, 7 July 2014. 3 St Catharine’s Magazine t 2014 Editorial Roger Stratford writes… My attention was drawn to a University news item about the Vice-Chancellor’s Court records. A wide variety of informa- In 1603, allegations were made by John Dighton, tion appears in the Maga- MA of St Catharine’s Hall, against Francis Saville, zine this year, from news the butler of the same college, for use of injuri- of current sporting and ous words – 'a turd in thy teeth'. It seems this academic achievements to was a relatively common insult of the period and grim tales of past body- is employed by the OED as an example of coarse snatching and murder. We abuse, the source cited being Ben Johnson’s Bar- also mark the centenary tholomew Fayre. Though humorous to modern of the outbreak of the Great War with an arti- ears, such matters were deathly serious to the cle about the recently-discovered role St Chads status-conscious society of the time, leading to played at the time. And, as may be seen from defamation actions for insult to reputation. Al- the cover picture, the Tour de France rode past though the language of the court records was College. I have been assured that ‘Le Tour’ is the predominantly Latin, the ‘injurious words’ were world’s second most popular international sport- recorded in English. ing event after the Olympics. Readers may recall that in 2012 the College St Catharine’s won the Marconi Cup for the pictures were all photographed for the Public best overall college performance in the Lent Catalogue Foundation which then made the re- Bumps (we won the Mitchell Cup corresponding sults available online. The PCF has now teamed to the May Bumps in 2012), and Catz brought up with the BBC under the byline Your Paintings. home inter-college silverware in several sports in- Via the Arts section of the BBC website, one can cluding athletics, swimming, hockey (of course, access all of the photographs as well as lists of the though the men were annoyed to come second organisations involved in the project – it seems al- this year) and rugby; Catz ladies were particularly most all the Cambridge colleges have taken part. successful this year. We also have the current na- Former Master Professor Barry Supple ap- tional student ladies champion at 10,000m. (For peared as ‘Barry Supply’ in a caption in the 2013 those of you unacquainted with this distance, Magazine. In response to my apology, Barry it is a Mo Farah speciality – 25 times round the wrote to say that it was marginally better than track.) See the Master's Report and Sports Clubs an early spell-checker which he regularly used reports. To counterbalance this, we currently and which persisted in correcting his name to have an outstanding science student; see the ‘Barmy’. Professor Sir John Baker commented Senior Tutors' Reports. that Barmy Supply could be quite an appropriate St Catharine's thespians have been in the news name for a Professor of Economic History. this year, see Honours & Awards and News of Following the announcement in the 2013 Edi- Members. Everything from an Honorary Degree, torial, Magazines are being made available online through a BAFTA to a Dr Who villain. According to the public after appropriate redaction of per- to the Cambridge News in January 2014, Prince sonal material which could contravene the Data Edward played Sid the Swordseller in a pantomime Protection Act. Full unredacted versions will, of called Captain Curious and his Incredible Quest course, continue to be available to registered staged at St Chad’s Octagon in November 1984. Society members – and registration is free via This seems not to be mentioned in any College www.caths.cam.ac.uk/society/register). We will documents, so perhaps an external organisation be working back gradually from recent issues to rented the Octagon to put on the performance. earlier ones. 4 COLLEGE REPORT St Catharine’s Magazine t 2014 Master’s Report College life in 2013��4 has been busy and inter- esting as always, as we go about our core busi- ness (the education of our students) and the pur- suit of excellence in all we do. There have been no exciting new buildings, new stained glass win- dows, refurbished boathouses this year (although there was a new boat, kindly provided by the Mabey family (Bevil Mabey, 1935) as reported elsewhere). The highlights this year have rather been some (continuing) notable achievements amongst students, Fellows and alumni – more of which below – and the successful execution of some rather unglamorous but necessary im- provements to the estate. I’m grateful to all who have contributed over the past year to the success and wellbeing of our community, which remains generally a happy, supportive, encouraging and welcoming one. As I write with the memory of the June Graduation (this time on a Thursday for the first time) only just fading – we anticipate the arrival of the new Freshers, which brings with it the an- nual sense of renewal and refreshment (even if laundry. These improvements, like all our build- that means first surviving the first week of term – ing works, were (have to be) carried out over the for undergraduates and Fellows alike!). They will summer. Returning second years will be happy to be the second cohort to benefit from the hugely see that another phase of refurbishment of the successful McGrath Centre, which has proved its flats at St Chad’s has been completed, leaving worth many times over already (we are particu- just the final phase for next summer. And we all larly grateful to Caroline Grover for working tire- appreciate the on-going stonework cleaning pro- lessly to facilitate this). It has been used by Fel- gramme in Main Court,